Pipe Organ Database

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Wicks Pipe Organ Co. (Opus 3479, 2002)

Location:

St. John, Apostle and Evangelist Roman Catholic Church / St. John the Apostle Roman Catholic Basilica
15 Plaza Square
St. Louis, MO 63103 US
Organ ID: 19277

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Brad Engelland on July 22, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Wicks Direct Electric
  • 8 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 8 stops. 26 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Wicks Direct Electric chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 8
  • Registers: 26
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on March 28, 2015:

The organ was badly damaged by a lightning strike on Palm Sunday 2012; it was rebuilt and an Antiphonal division was added in the apse behind the High Altar.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 27, 2005:

Relocated from First Christian Church, Lincoln, IL in 2001. In an 1860 building. Installed in the 1861 Pilcher case which has also housed a 1916 Schuelke and a c. 1926 Kilgen, and possibly also a Pfeffer.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist courtesy of the Wicks Organ Co.
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Original facade in rear gallery with Wicks pipework inside the case: Photograph by Aidan Donovan. Taken on 2021-07-12